Quick Review
Summary: Drops is a phone app for iPhone and Android that covers 33 languages. Daily games test the user on thousands of vocabulary words, and many of these words are ideal for everyday use. Drops has an entertaining, user-friendly interface, but it also lacks grammar lessons, and it works better for some languages than others. For anyone looking to supplement their vocab lessons, this app is worth considering; however, the free version might be more worthwhile than the paid version.
Quality Though cute and easy to use, several visuals are hard to distinguish, and some games aren’t too useful for retention.
Thoroughness This app won’t help with grammar or verb conjugation. However, it does offer hundreds of unique vocab words.
Value The free app is a great supplementary tool to help round out your vocabulary, but the paid app doesn’t offer many useful extras.
I Like
The daily reminders keep me accountable.
The daily reminders keep me accountable.
If you already know a word, you have the option of swiping up and removing it from your lessons.
Though the app works better for some languages, the sheer amount of languages is a plus.
Great audio examples.
I Don’t Like
It can be difficult to tell certain images apart, which means you’ll likely identify them incorrectly during your review.
It can be difficult to tell certain images apart, which means you’ll likely identify them incorrectly during your review.
Some of the categories seem to include random, unrelated words.
This app isn’t ideal for beginners, as it skips over basic lessons.
Drops only teaches you a single verb form, meaning you’ll need different apps to learn how to conjugate.
Price: A monthly subscription costs $9.99, a yearly subscription is $69.99, and a lifetime subscription is $159.99. You can use the app up to five minutes every ten hours for free.
